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Leading the Pack in North Yorkshire

About Us Helping You

Whatever problem you are currently experiencing with your pet you have come to the right place.

Your dog deserves the very best, and that's exactly what they will receive from you, with a little help from us and our state-of-the-art, positive reinforcement, training techniques!

Dogs don't walk properly on a lead because they are not walking ... they're tracking! Dogs don't come back when they're called for a number of reasons, including a lack of clear, consistent leadership from their owner. But how do you know if your leadership is clear and consistent? Well, that's what we can help you with, in our tailored personal consultations.

A personal consultation benefits you and your pet by allowing us to help you with all those "under the bonnet" things going on in the background, which help to restore your relationship with your beloved pet.

Our experienced behaviourist and trainer will lift the "bonnet" and help you resolve the issues your pet has.

Heather Stevens KPA CTP, MCFBA, MGoDT(MT)

Heather is part of an elite and influential class of dog specialists being a

Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner

Guild of Dog Trainers Master Trainer

Canine & Feline Behaviour Association Full Member

Reiki Master

Heather's experience spans more than 4 decades and includes working with numerous breeds from Toy Dogs to Terriers, Rottweilers to Retrievers, Spaniels to Shih Tzu's, and all types in between. "A dog's functional character and breed/type predispositions play their part in a dog's behaviour, but a dog's individual character is what makes them so interesting to work with" says Heather.

Heather trained her first dog in 1962 and started to compete in Obedience in 1979. In 1987 she set up her first dog training classes, helping dog owners to train and better understand
their pets, and in 1989 she co-founded
the Fenland Dog Training Club in Cambridgeshire.

After becoming a Committee Member of the British Rottweiler
Association in 1990, Heather took
over as trainer for the club in the mid-90's. Also around this time, Heather was introduced to clicker training and has used it ever since with all her own dogs, most of whom have been rescues with behaviour problems ranging from jumping up to severe aggression.

Off lead heelwork with Yogi

Heather
started to compete in Heelwork to Music
in 2002 and came 2nd
in her first competition, and after a move to North Yorkshire that same year,
Heather set up another dog training
school in 2003 - We Train Any Dog.

Qualifying as a Reiki
Practitioner in 2005, Heather started
to use this wonderful healing method to help with her rescue dog rehabilitation, and in 2014 she attained the status of Reiki Master.

Heather has attended myriad courses over the years and trained with a number of internationally prominent professionals, including

Dr Ian DunbarDr Nicholas Dodman

Dr E Anne McBrideKendal Shepherd

Roy HunterNicole Wilde

Brenda AloffAngela White

Dr Isla FishburnTiny de Keuster

Nelly LakestaniTrevor Cooper

Ross McCarthyColin Tennant

Linda RyanRodney Habib

Ken RamirezMichele Poulliot

Dr Nick ThompsonCaroline Griffiths

Eva BertilssonEmelie Johnson Vegh

Kay LaurenceAlex Kurland

"Training with the late, great Police Dog Instructor, Roy Hunter was one of the highlights for me" says Heather, who has also worked with myriad other Police Dog Instructors and Handlers, having worked for a Police Force in East Anglia prior to her move to North Yorkshire in 2002.

Heather has a Full CRB Disclosure, an A' Level in Business Management (NVQ Level 3), and up-to-date certificates for Canine First Aid and Dog Law.

"One of the UK's most experienced dog trainers, Heather Stevens is the driving force behind We Train Any Dog. Her passion for dogs is evident and her enthusiasm contagious. Dog-friendly training at its best!"